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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:

7 Mind Blowing Moments From Zimmerman Juror B37′s First Interview — On Monday night, one of the jurors in the George Zimmerman trial offered shocking insight into how the group of six women reached its decision to acquit the defendant of all charges in the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, NY Daily News, National Review, The Hinterland Gazette, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Raw Story, Hit & Run, The Dish and skippy the bush kangaroo

Hollywood Reporter:

Stevie Wonder Boycotting Florida Following Zimmerman Verdict (Video) — The singer refuses to perform in the state until its Stand Your Ground law is “abolished.” — Stevie Wonder won't be performing in Florida anytime soon. — In the wake of the George Zimmerman acquittal …

Discussion: Politico, The Hinterland Gazette, Weasel Zippers, Pat Dollard, protein wisdom and The Reliable Source

David D. / UPROXX:

Here's The Story Of The Twitter Hero Who Single-Handedly Killed Zimmerman Juror B37′s Book Deal — A lot has been made about the controversial Zimmerman Trial Juror B37. First she appeared on Anderson Cooper and made comments expressing sympathy and support for Zimmerman.

Discussion: Gawker, ThinkProgress, Above the Law, American Live Wire, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The Agonist, BuzzFeed and Shakesville

Dana Ford / CNN:

Juror: ‘No doubt’ that Zimmerman feared for his life — (CNN) — One of the jurors who acquitted George Zimmerman said she had “no doubt” he feared for his life in the final moments of his struggle with Trayvon Martin, and that was the definitive factor in the verdict.

Discussion: UPROXX, Scared Monkeys, BizPac Review, GalleyCat, Gawker, Piers Morgan, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Jezebel and Balloon Juice

William Saletan / Slate:

You Are Not Trayvon Martin — His death wasn't about race, guns, or your pet issue. It was about misjudgment and overreaction—exactly what we're doing now to the verdict. — Demonstrators hold signs in downtown Miami a day after the verdict to the George Zimmerman murder trial

Discussion: The Dish, Hot Air, Balloon Juice, BizPac Review, The Week, Instapundit, americanthinker.com, Mediaite, Change of Subject, Weasel Zippers, The Raw Story and National Review

Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:

Rachel Jeantel Explains The Difference Between ‘N*gga’ And ‘N*gger’ To Piers Morgan — In the third part of Piers Morgan's extensive, exclusive interview with Trayvon Martin's friend Rachel Jeantel about her testimony in the George Zimmerman trial, the host asked his guest if there was anything she wished she'd said on the stand.

Discussion: RealClearPolitics Video Log, americanthinker.com, Scared Monkeys, BizPac Review and The Gateway Pundit

Richard Cohen / Washington Post:

Racism vs. reality — I don't like what George Zimmerman did, and I hate that Trayvon Martin is dead. But I also can understand why Zimmerman was suspicious and why he thought Martin was wearing a uniform we all recognize. I don't know whether Zimmerman is a racist.

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, TheBlaze.com and The Daily Beast

BuzzFeed:

Zimmerman Juror Decides Not To Write Book About Trial — Intense and immediate backlash apparently changed the mind of Juror B37 — and her agent. “I have realized that the best direction for me to go is away from writing any sort of book and return instead to my life as it was before ...”

Discussion: ThinkProgress, PolicyMic, Hollywood Reporter, Jezebel, Towleroad News #gay, Taylor Marsh, TVNewser, The Hinterland Gazette, Gawker, Anderson Cooper 360, The Raw Story, Mediaite, GalleyCat and TheBlaze.com

Ekow N. Yankah / New York Times:
The Truth About Trayvon — THE Trayvon Martin verdict is frustrating …

Discussion: Washington Post, msnbc.com and the daily howler

Washington Post:
Civil rights charges against Zimmerman would be difficult, Justice officials say

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Blotter, The Huffington Post, Shakesville, Hot Air, msnbc.com, Power Line, National Review and The Smoking Gun

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
House Dem calls for Judiciary Committee hearings on Trayvon Martin case

Discussion: The Other McCain, americanthinker.com, American Spectator and Salon

Sarah Bloomquist / WPVI-TV:
‘Kill Zimmerman’ painted on business before arson in Downingtown

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler

Lester Chambers / KTVU-TV:
Legendary musician attacked after dedicating song to Trayvon Martin

Discussion: PolicyMic, ThinkProgress, addictinginfo.org and Examiner

Graham Winch / HLNtv.com:
Prosecutor to HLN: Zimmerman is a ‘murderer’

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, National Review and TalkLeft

Washington Post:

Senate reaches tentative deal to avert filibuster showdown — Senators reached a tentative deal Tuesday on averting a constitutional showdown over confirming President Obama's agency nominations. — “We may have a way forward on this, I feel fairly confident,” Majority Leader Harry M. Reid …

Discussion: Reuters, Post Politics, The Fix, Wonkblog, Crooks and Liars, The Volokh Conspiracy, Hot Air and New York Times

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:

Reid Rejects McConnell's Offer To Drop His Nuclear Threat — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) late Monday rejected an offer by Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to permit seven pending presidential nominees to come to a vote if Reid promises not to weaken the filibuster by a simple majority vote.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos and Washington Monthly

Politico:

Senate reaches tentative deal on nuclear option — Senators have reached a tentative deal to avert the “nuclear option” on filibuster rules. — Under the proposal, which the White House has not yet agreed to, President Barack Obama would pull two nominees to the National Labor Relations Board …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, CNN, Roll Call, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos

New York Times:
A Step to Majority Rule in the Senate

Discussion: Yahoo! News, The Plum Line, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Hullabaloo, New Republic, Booman Tribune, Roll Call and Prairie Weather

Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Nuclear Option Averted: Senators Strike Tentative Deal To Confirm Nominees Without Reforming Filibuster

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Slate

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dems hopeful Cordray will advance, delaying nuclear showdown

Discussion: CNN

Paul Kane / Post Politics:
Reid announces tentative deal to avert rules showdown

Discussion: Yahoo! News

Politico:
Senate heads toward ‘nuclear option’

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Peter Baker / New York Times:

In Second Term, Obama Is Seen as Using ‘Hidden Hand’ Approach — WASHINGTON — In the nearly two weeks since Egypt's military seized power, President Obama has promoted a better federal bureaucracy, given a medal to George Lucas of “Star Wars” fame and had former President George Bush to the White House for lunch.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Althouse, TheBlaze.com, msnbc.com and National Review

Julian Pecquet / The Hill: Obama hands out plum ambassador posts to big campaign donors

Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:

Rand Paul, Ted Cruz join Kirsten Gillibrand push on military sexual assault — Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have joined an upstart effort to remove the chain of command from military sexual assault cases, POLITICO has learned. — The tea party favorites give the bill's lead sponsor …

Discussion: Yahoo! News, Weekly Standard, CNN, The Daily Caller, First Read, The Raw Story, Taylor Marsh, Taegan Goddard's …, msnbc.com and The Reaction

Washington Times:

EXCLUSIVE: Feds admit improper scrutiny of candidate, donor tax records — Justice has declined to prosecute any of the cases — The Treasury Department has admitted for the first time that confidential tax records of several political candidates and campaign donors were improperly scrutinized …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Betsy's Page, Hot Air, americanthinker.com, National Republican … and Washington Free Beacon

David Brooks / New York Times:

Men on the Threshold — As every discerning person knows, “The Searchers” is the greatest movie ever made. It is loosely based on the real story of Cynthia Ann Parker, who was abducted from her East Texas home in 1836 when she was 9 years old by Comanche raiders, who then raised her and kept her for 24 years.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Shakesville

Lauren / CBS Los Angeles:

CBS2/KCAL9 Reporter, Photographer Attacked During Crenshaw Protests — LEIMERT PARK (CBSLA.com) — A CBS2/KCAL9 photographer and reporter were assaulted Monday night while covering a George Zimmerman protest. — “While covering the disturbances in the Crenshaw District Monday night …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, Twitchy and The Gateway Pundit

Los Angeles Times:
Zimmerman verdict: Protesters storm Wal-Mart in Crenshaw area

Discussion: Pew Research Center …, americanthinker.com and msnbc.com

Mila Mimica / nbcwashington.com:

Bachmann Aide Fired After Theft Arrest From Capitol Hill Office — 37-Year-Old Javier Sanchez facing second-degree theft charges — An aide for Rep. Michele Bachmann was fired after he was arrested for stealing cash from a congressional office. News4's Mark Segraves has teh latest details.

Discussion: The Blotter, The Raw Story, Gawker, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Post Politics and Towleroad News #gay

Jake Sherman / Politico:
Michele Bachmann aide Javier Sanchez arrested after Rayburn thefts

Discussion: The Hill, Right Wing Watch, Connecting.the.Dots, CNN, The Hinterland Gazette, The Blotter and CANNONFIRE

Politico:

PPP finds McAuliffe up by 4 in Va.—NRCC renews Obamacare delay attacks—Virginia Dems hit Cuccinelli on Medicare in new TV ad—DSCC goes after McConnell on gridlock—Madigan won't run for Ill. governor — EXCLUSIVE—PPP FINDS MCAULIFFE LEADING IN VIRGINIA: A new Virginia survey from Public Policy Polling …

Discussion: Ballot Box, Taylor Marsh, Taegan Goddard's … and The Hill

Markus Schmidt / Richmond Times-Dispatch: McAuliffe widens fundraising lead over Cuccinelli in governor race

Justin George / Baltimore Sun:

Witness claims youths yelled ‘this is for Trayvon’ in beating — Police still investigating claim in beating of Hispanic man — Baltimore police say they are investigating a witness account that a group of black youths beat a Hispanic man near Patterson Park Sunday while saying, “This is for Trayvon.”